I was given a laptop a few days ago that didn't have a hard drive inside it. I've been running it with an Ubuntu LiveCD for a while and I'm looking to go ahead and try something to install. Instead of buying a hard drive I wanted to install onto a flash drive. All I have right now is a 2GB one.

I tried to install Xubuntu but it would crash right at the end. I'm curently playing around with other distros like Linux Mint 6 and openSUSE but I was wondering which Linux distro would be best to run? All I want the laptop for is to plug into my TV, play music, and surf the internet.

These are awesome, but you have to be careful about which CF cards you buy. Some are pretty fast, others are slow as hell.

You could easily install any Linux OS on your flash drive, but you'd be limited to a base install. I know a base Debian install takes next to nothing in regards to space. The only trouble you might have with a base install is the lack of a GUI. I'm assuming you're new to Linux so you'll be wanting a GUI, right? If so, then you'll need to look at light weight ones like Enlightenment or Fluxbox. Forget KDE or Gnome.

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